SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-18-022119
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP · CTSH
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Robert Telesmanic
Officer — SVP, Cont. & Chief Acct. Offc.
Period of report
Mar 27, 2018
Accepted (ET)
Mar 29, 2018 · 5:35 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001058290
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A Common StockF1 | Mar 27, 2018 | M | 149 | $0.00 | A | 23,292 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF2 | Mar 27, 2018 | F | 70 | $80.08 | D | 23,222 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF3 | holding | — | — | — | 800 | I | By Parent's Estate |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted Stock UnitsF4,F5 | $0.00 | Mar 27, 2018 | M | 149 | D | Mar 27, 2018 | Mar 27, 2018 | Class A Common Stock | 149 | 1,192 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on March 27, 2017.
- F2Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding.
- F3The reporting person has been the Appointed Fiduciary of the estate since May 2015. Except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the estate.
- F4Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
- F5The restricted stock units were granted on March 27, 2017 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 27, 2017, with 1/12th of the stock units vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the stock units will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The stock units will be fully vested on March 27, 2020.